Ulster County site included in NY food hub plan

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state will spend $3.6 million to create four new food distribution hubs across upstate New York, including one in Ulster County, creating 150 jobs and giving farmers new opportunities to get their products to consumers, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo said the money will be used to create food hubs in the Kingston area, Canastota in central New York, Groton in the Finger Lakes region and Canton in the North Country. An existing food hub in Riverhead, on Long Island, is getting $500,000 to renovate a building.

The other locations will use the state money to buy trucks, processing equipment and freezer storage.

Farmers can use the new hubs to get their locally grown produce to food distributors.